Chris Knight reviews Jumanji: The Next Level, sequel to the adventure movie in which a group of gamers get transported inside a video game
When we last left our intrepid Jumanji heroes – oh, who am I kidding? It doesn’t matter what happened last time out, or to a large extent what happens this time out. The first 15 minutes of Jumanji: The Next Level is all about getting the gamers from the last film back into the digital realm so they can be played by Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Oh, and Nick Jonas.
Jumanji is director Jake Kasdan’s sequel to his popular 2017 film, itself a reboot of the 1995 original with Robin Williams. The previous one, while it didn’t put Johnson on the map, did put him in the khaki safari-wear that he’s barely taken off since; see Rampage and the Upcoming Jungle Cruise. Being old, it takes a while for them to figure out what’s going on. “Are we dead?” asks grandpa. And then a while later: “Are we in Florida?” which I guess for him is the nearest thing to the afterlife. Imagine his shock if you told him that some people actually enjoy watching other people play video games, which is essentially what the film’s audience is doing.
There’s violence aplenty but, since it’s all inside a game , it doesn’t feel too abrasive. Humans get tossed around like cartoon characters, and no actual horses, ostriches or mandrills were harmed.
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